DAHER AIRCRAFT unveiled avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak product line. It also announced delivery target of 30 Kodiak aircraft in 2025, up 15% vs 2024, along with planned deliveries out of France of 62 TBM 960s, up 11%.
EXPLISEAT unveiled TiSeat 2X lightweight regional aircraft seat, selected by Air France for its E190s; seat comprises titanium and carbon fiber composite frame that requires less than 50 parts/seat for 10x lower direct maintenance costs.
SITA acquired CCM, Italy (airport interiors) to redefine how airports function by seamlessly blending technology and interior design to create future-ready spaces.
DE HAVILLAND CANADA acquired its supplier FLEET CANADA to in-source a number of capabilities that it did not already have, including metal-to-metal bonding/advanced composites; Fleet operates 500,000 sq ft facility in Southern Ontario.
HESTON MATERIALS, Lithuania established an Engines Division to focus on short-term leases, teardowns, build-up projects, module swaps and light repairs (top cases, LLP changes, PVSV, Surgical Strike, QT/AD, etc.) of CFM56s and V2500s.
VSE completed previously announced sale of its Fleet business segment, Wheeler Fleet Solutions, to One Equity Partners for up to $230m, completing its portfolio transformation into a pure-play aviation aftermarket parts and services provider.
MAYMAN AEROSPACE, CA completed test flight of its RAZOR P100 unmanned VTOL with SKYFIELD advanced AI-driven autonomous flight control system to enable aircraft to adapt to changing mission parameters and environmental factors.
Pipistrel has launched flight testing of its most advanced design to date, the Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
More than $25.8 million will be provided by the UK government to streamline regulations for drone operations and for routine use of electric air taxis.
Jeremy J. Kuznetsov, a student at the University of Maryland, speaks with Aviation Week Network about his reasons for applying for the 20 Twenties program.
Two icing test campaigns on a section of a transonic truss-braced wing, like that in development for the X-66 demonstrator, reveal ice-protection concerns.
